Savoie: what to see and do

Col de l'Iseran

At 2,764 metres, the highest road pass in the Alps, between Val-d'Isère and Bonneval-sur-Arc, on the legendary Route des Grandes Alpes.

Col du Galibier

At 2,642 metres, one of the most legendary passes of the Tour de France, between the Maurienne and the Briançonnais, offering a 360° panorama over the glaciers of the Vanoise and the Écrins.

Le cirque de Saint-Même

From its source, the Guiers Vif tumbles down a cliff in four successive waterfalls: the first is called "la Cascade de la source", the second "la Grande Cascade", then comes "la Cascade Isolée" and finally at the foot "la Pisse du Guiers".

Aix-les-Bains

A spa town renowned since Roman times, nestled on the shores of Lake Bourget, the largest natural lake in France.

Col de la Croix de Fer

At 2,067 metres, a spectacular pass surrounded by the Belledonne, Grandes Rousses and Arves massifs, famous for its iron cross and its neighbour the Col du Glandon.

Lac d'Aiguebelette

The 3rd largest natural lake in France, with emerald waters, largely private and closed to motor boats, at the foot of the Épine mountain.

Aillons-Margeriaz

Areches Beaufort

Aussois

Bateaux du lac du Bourget et du Haut-Rhône

Sail with us on Lac du Bourget, the largest natural lake in France, on the Savières canal and on the Haut-Rhône.

Bessans Val d'Arc

Bonneval sur Arc

Bonneval-sur-Arc

At 1,835 metres' altitude in one of the most beautiful glacial ensembles of the French Alps, Bonneval is the highest commune in Maurienne.

Brides les Bains

Cascade de Couz ou de Saint-Cassin

The Couz waterfall, also called the Saint-Cassin waterfall, is at the hamlet of Couz in the commune of Saint-Cassin, in Savoie, at the foot of the Chartreuse massif.

Cascade de la Doria

A stone's throw from Chambéry, the Doria waterfall falls about sixty metres in the heart of the Bauges massif, at the end of a short shaded hike from the Chaffardon car park.

Cascade de la Fraiche

The Fraîche waterfall measures about 80 metres high in total. It is at 1,420 metres' altitude in the commune of Pralognan-la-Vanoise in the Vanoise national park.

Cascade du Py

A waterfall in the Vanoise, above Champagny-en-Vanoise, on a torrent coming down from the glaciers.

Champagny en Vanoise

Château Thomas II

The Château was originally only a simple dwelling, a hunting lodge built on land acquired in 1248 from the Priory of Le Bourget by Thomas II of Savoy, count of Flanders and Hainaut, count of Piedmont from 1244 to 1259.

Château de Bourdeau

The castle was built in the eleventh century on the ruins of a Roman castrum. According to the writer Albanis de Beaumont, it is one of the oldest in Savoy.

Château de Chantemerle

Historic heritage, fortress, thirteenth century.

Château de Feissons

The château is part manor and part fortress. Defended at the time by a 12 m-wide ditch, it also had a keep and a lower court.

Château de La Bâtie-Seyssel

The château de La Bâtie-Seyssel has been partially listed on the historic monuments inventory since 1954.

Château de Lucey

Overlooking the Rhône with its majestic silhouette, the château de Lucey has watched for more than a millennium over the marches of the Petit Bugey Savoyard. It is in the commune of Lucey, in the Savoie département.

Château de Miolans

The medieval château de Miolans nestles on a 250-metre sheer drop. It overlooks the town of Saint-Pierre-d'Albigny.

Château de la Roche du Roi

The château was built in 1897. It is a concentrate of multiple references, with 4 corner turrets, a central keep and magnificent Art Nouveau decoration.

Château des ducs de Savoie

Built at the end of the Montjay hill (Chambéry), the château des Ducs de Savoie was the main residence of the House of Savoy from 1295 to 1563.

Courchevel

Courchevel is a winter sports resort in the Tarentaise in Savoie. It is a prestigious ski resort, like Gstaad in Switzerland or Aspen in Colorado.

Crest Voland

Espace alu - Musée de l'aluminium

The Espace Alu is a museum devoted to the epic of aluminium in the Alps. It is in Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne, in the heart of the Maurienne valley, which saw the birth of aluminium industrialisation at the end of the nineteenth century!

Gorges et cascade du Sierroz

The surroundings of Aix-les-Bains, blessed by nature and patiently enhanced by people, offer wide potential.

Grottes de Saint Christophe

A cave sculpted by glacial waters, where vast halls follow one another, riddled with giants' kettles.

La Norma

La Plagne

La Rosière

La Tania

La Toussuire

La cascade Saint Benoit

The Saint-Benoît waterfall is in the commune of Avrieux, in the Maurienne Valley, in the heart of Savoie and the Alps.

Le Corbier

Le Grand Filon

It is the story of an iron mine discovered several hundred years ago and of a territory with an incredibly rich subsoil.

Le Lac du Bourget

Lac du Bourget is the largest natural lake in France, 18 km long, surrounded by the Épine massif, La Chambotte, the Mont du Chat, Mont Revard and the Bauges.

Le Site du Pont Saint-Martin

The Pont Saint-Martin site nestles in the Échaillon gorges, on the border of Savoie and Isère, where the Guiers Vif escapes from the Chartreuse massif.

Le centre nautique d'Aix-les-Bains

Les Arcs Bourg-Saint-Maurice

Les Gorges et canyon du Grenand

The "La combe du Grenand" path, starting from the commune of La Bridoire, takes you to discover river erosion, to meet gorges, giants' kettles and waterfalls.

Les Karellis

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